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Camino Frances
east of Estella
photo taken October 24, 2014
East of Estella a tunnel of greenery framed the CF path on this misty late October morning.
Camino Frances
Cuesta del Moro
Ermita de San Miguel
photo taken October 25, 2013
Once part of a Benedictine monastery
this 10th c. hermitage seemed a bit too hidden from the path for me to calmly explore it alone.
Camino Frances
Villatuerta
La Casa Magica
photo taken October 20, 2011
Grapes were once crushed for vino tinto on the rough pebble floor of the main entrance hall of this private albergue, a 300 years old farmhouse now sensitively renovated.
Camino Frances
towards Villatuerta
photo taken 0ctober 24, 2012
Somewhere (!?) west of Lorca/east of Villatuerta lay this evocative
"...long, long trail a-winding..."
Camino Frances
near Lorca
tunnel
photo taken October 20, 2011
I yearned for that distant open space while walking through this confined tunnel which passed beneath the highway east of Lorca.
Sunday, May 26, 2024,
the American Battle Monuments Commission at their worldwide sites commemorate Memorial Day.
Within the Aisne-Marne Cemetery site near Chateau Thierry, France, are buried 2,289 American war dead who summer 1918 fought at Belleau Wood and elsewhere along the Marne River...
Camino Frances
towards Villatuerta
photo taken October 5, 2004
On route to Lorca the broad camino path followed antique cart routes and crossed this restored Roman bridge.
Camino Frances
Cirauqui
Roman bridge
photo taken October 20, 2011
Crossing alone this ruined bridge and climbing/crawling/balancing on those distant precarious "steps" of irregular stones would be nerve wracking. ..Nevertheless using my indispensable walking stick I made it and rested for a...
Hiking 20 km up to the 1060 meter Ibaneta pass via the Valcarlos route to Roncesvalles the first time in September 2004 at 65 was one of the most difficult days on the Camino and certainly the most physically exhausting day of my adult life then to date. I was pooped!
Although I had hiked...
Camino Frances
Cirauqui
Iglesia de San Román
south door
photo taken October 22, 2015
Nearby on the street were two tots with their mom who had asked me "What makes this door special?" As I pointed to the distinctive poly-globed arch she kindly snapped my photo.
Camino Frances
Puente La Reina
photo taken February 11, 2007
Arches reflected in the calm Arga river create an illusion of circular supports below the famous bridge for which the town is named.
Camino Frances
Puente La Reina-Gares
photo taken October 23, 2013
This view of the Romanesque bridge is from the east shore of the river Arga looking west. Since the Middle Ages multitudes of pilgrims have crossed here on route to Santiago.
Camino Frances
Puenta la Reina
Calle Mayor
Iglesia de Santiago
photo taken October 23, 2013
The 12th c. Romaneque doorway of the Iglesia de Santiago was enticingly open on this sunlit autumn morning.
Camino Frances
Puente La Reina
calle Mayor
photo taken February 2, 2009
One very cold February morning this was the view west on calle Mayor aka the CF looking towards the distant bridge. To the right, topped with an urn, is the gate of the Iglesia de Santiago.
Camino Frances
Puente La Reina - Gares
Calle del Crucifijo
photo taken February 11, 2007
After Sunday mass members of the congregation enjoyed the winter sunshine on the Calle del Crucifijo in the private/public space between the open door of the Convento del Crucifijo and the closed door of...
Puente La Reina-Gares
Calle del Crucifijo
night
photo taken October 23, 2013
Walking alone along the deserted Calle del Crucifijo produced a personal frisson on a cold October night.
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